The Most High Tech Countries in the World

Japan is well-known for its scientific research. Research scientists of Japan have made immense contributions in various fields like automobiles, machinery, earthquake engineering, optics, industrial robotics, metals and semi-conductors. Japanese researchers have won many Noble Prices. Japan’s particularity lay down in the fact that they achieved results in every fields; from bio-technology to robotics. Japan has the most developed electronics and also has a significant position in the international market. It has the internationally best known companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Hitachi, Sharp, NEC, Nintendo, Epson, Toshiba and Fuji (which developed the nation's first electronic scomputer, FUJIC1999, in 1956). Japan is also well known for using the nuclear power as a source of electricity. Since 1973 Japan became less dependent on the imported fuel and started to focus on the nuclear energy. It became third largest user of the nuclear energy with 55 nuclear reactors, which used to produce 34.5% of Japan’s total electricity production.

The advances in space technology have played a significant role in making the United States of America a global super power. Space exploration, pharmaceutical, defense system and telecommunication have been United States main focus for many decades. This nation has produced the world’s biggest technology companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, Intel, IBM, and Microsoft. These technology behemoths have changed the way people live worldwide. This nation has the most powerful and technologically advanced military in the world. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

USAF (United States Air Force) is the most advanced air force sector in the world. Their aircrafts are small and fast which are used for dual purpose such as devastating the ground targets and also used in the ‘dog fight’ with the enemy’s fighters, for example F-117 Nighthawk and F-16 aircrafts. USA navy is divided into 3 categories. The first is infantry weapon which includes M4 Carbine. The second category is ground vehicles in which the same tanks are used such as HMMWV and M1A1 Abrams, which are operated by army. Third is aircrafts, the light transport and attack capabilities are provided by the Bell UH-1Y Venom and Bell AH-1 Super Cobra, which is being replaced by the Bell AH-1Z Viper. American forces has made the use of advanced drones for attacking those areas which are very dangerous for pilots to cover for example A RQ-170 Sentinel drone.

The Russians launched the first expedition to the moon and were the first to explore space. Apart from space technology in which it used to be the main leader before the Americans took the lead, Russia is a heavy producer and inventor of weapon technology and defense systems. It has one of the best high-tech defense system. It exports defense equipment to many nations in the world. Russia’s S300, S400, S500 and ICBM long range surface-to-air missile systems are very efficient than any other in the world. A special thanks to Russian engineers as they were the pioneer of electric light and the engineers like Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky invented and introduced the first three-phase electric power systems which is widely used today. Russians are also famous for their biological reaches. The research scientists such as Dmitry Ivanovsky, Nikolai Lunin and Ivan Pavlov discovered virus and vitamins. Ilya Mechnikov was a pioneer in investigations of the immune system. Sergei Lebedev developed one of the first universally programmable computers in Europe in 1950. Russia was the first to create the nuclear power plant along with the first nuclear reactor for surface ship and submarines.

Germany has since centuries been a highly high-tech nation. It is famous for its results in the field of engineering. German research scientists have contributed in the fields like space travel and biotechnology. R&D efforts are an integral part of German economy. Germany’s automotive technology is outstanding with big brands like Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche. It is the leading country in the world of innovation and is hosting many leading universities along with highly prosper engineering, IT and manufacturing industries. The engineers also have started a project named SMErobotics which aimed to produce simple robots which are easy to use and don’t need complex programming. Another project, Cascade aimed to produce the methods to improve the energy efficiency on the airport, this project is coordinated by Fraunhofer.

Germany also took the lead recently in terms of Defense Industry by producing the Dolphin submarines. Their air force includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircrafts. The warplanes are light in weight, much faster and can double the attack types as in multirole fighters. Their army includes the light weight war tanks and also the vehicles which are known as ‘tank destroyer’

China has often been describe as the next super power. The problem is that they are already a super power. The nation has been able to perform breath-taking achievements and complete major developments in the field of technology in the last ten years. The Chinese scientists are now focusing on robotics, semi-conductors, high-speed trains, supercomputers, genetics and automobiles. Additionally they are also slowly but surely expending their space exploration program.

Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is a joint force consisting, People's Republic of China (PRC) and Communist Party of China (CPC). The PLA consists of five professional service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and the Strategic Support Force. PLA force is comprised of 2,285,000 personnel which is 0.18% of the total country’s population. Since 1990s PLA navy has underdone rapid modernization. It is divided into 3 fleets and each has each fleet consists of a number of surface ship, submarine, naval air force, coastal defense, and marine units. The navy also has the CJ-10 naval cruise missile system. PLA also has a developed air force sector which using the Chengdu J-20 which is the fifth generation aircraft.

Finland is highly famous for its tech projects and medical processes. The Nordic country created Nokia, which was a world leader in mobile communication for dozens of years. The Scandinavian leader is now focusing on biosciences, energy and environmental science and has been offering thousands of scholar ships to young scientists from all over the world.

South Korea is the birthplace of technology companies like LG, Hyundai, Samsung. These brands are competing with global technology brands like Apple and Toyota. South Korean scientists have made significant contribution in the field of robotics. The average internet speed in South Korea is trice that in the US. Korea also exports radioactive isotope production equipment for medical and industrial use to countries such as Russia, Japan, Turkey and others. With the corporation of University of California, South Korean scientists developed an organic photovoltaic power cell with energy efficiency of 6.5% which is the renewable energy resource.

In early 1970s there was no or very less arm production in South Korea, but by the mid- 1990s it had built up one of the most impressive defense industrial bases in the developing world. From the mid-1980s South Korea has started indigenous production of American aircraft known as F-16 fighter and other highly advanced weapons locally. But still South Korea is highly dependent on foreign technology.

The United Kingdom was the world first modern industrial nation. British scientists permitted the discovery of hydrogen. Jet engine, locomotive engine operated by steam coal, World Wide Web, electric motor, incandescent light bulb and commercial electrical telegraph were all invented in the British Territory. All of you may know about Isaac Newton, whose theory about laws of motion and illumination of gravity, are now the bases of modern science. Similarly, Charles Darwin whose theory of evolution by natural selection was a keystone in the development of biology. These all great scientists were belong to United Kingdom. United Kingdom has the fourth largest aerospace industry in the world and third largest in Europe with the share of 6.4% in the international market. Domestic companies who are involved in this program are Britten-Norman, Cobham, GKN, Hybrid Air Vehicles, Meggitt, QinetiQ and Rolls Royce. Recently the United Kingdom specialized in military technologies including the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle. UCAVs are basically known as combat drones which carries same ordnance which a real fighter aircraft carries. The difference in both planes is that the drone does not carries a human pilot though it is controlled by a human but in the real fighter jet human pilot is there to control it. The advancements of British army can be judged by having a look on their highly lethal missiles which they use to destroy their enemy. These missiles include MBDA Dual-Mode Brimstone, air-to-ground missile system which has a unique dual-mode guidance system of both laser designation and millimetre wave radar. Secondly they also have Meteor MBDA missile which is used in air-to-air combat.